Ethics Policy

All authors publishing their works in Review of Agrarian Studies must adhere to the ethical standards prescribed by the publishers.

Authorship

In matters of authorship, we follow a modified version of the Elsevier “Ethics in Research and Publication” guidelines to distinguish authors from other contributors deserving acknowledgement. By these guidelines, the following four criteria must be met to be credited as an author:

1. 1. Substantial contribution to the study conception and design, data collection and analysis, and interpretation.
2. 2. Drafting or revising whole or part of the article for intellectual content.
3. 3. Approval of the final version.
4. 4. Agreement to be accountable for all aspects of the work related to the accuracy and integrity of any part of the work.

Plagiarism

The contents of the article submitted should be entirely the author’s and material from any other source must be properly acknowledged. The journal promotes research integrity and transparency; hence plagiarism in any form is not allowed.

Peer-Review Systems

The journal follows an unbiased, objective, and double-blind peer review process that aims at accuracy of data in the articles published.

Conflict of Interest

Authors and editors unable to present data objectively must disclose their public or private interests.

Multiple or Concurrent Publication

Simultaneous submission of the same article in more than one journal is unethical and discouraged.

Protecting Intellectual Property

The copyright of intellectual property rests with the authors, and not with the journal, for both the freely available online edition and the priced offline edition.